Al's Astrophotography Blog & Gallery
A few tidbits from a novice AP Wingnut
Really? It’s May…. What the Heck is going on? I guess it’s my own fault. I bought the new gear last year… A new mount, a new scope, new cameras. So now the weather gods have come to take their revenge. Seriously though, this year has been dreadful so far. I’ve really only had one … Read more
I actually think about this question often, although it’s usually in response to a question like: Why don’t you travel to Arizona or other darker/warmer area? or, Why not set up and use a remote dark site observatory? They’re good questions, and I often think through the issues, but I always ultimately end up with … Read more
When we moved to Wenatchee in Eastern Washington, the thought was to put an observatory in the yard of wherever our home turned out to be. However, I found there was nearly as much light pollution in our new location as there was at our previous home over on the Seattle side of the Cascades. … Read more
With the land purchased, corners found, building site location set, the process of building an observatory and 2nd observing platform begins: First, we had to have a “driveway” cut in up to the observatory location. Getting the foundation for pier I (which is steel) done, and pier II is ready for concrete. My … Read more
I went to go check on this blog to be sure things were Okay so I could show a friend how I built my Observatory. Aaaack!! This blog wouldn’t even open. After much anger, angst, and work, I was able to partially restore it. However I lost several posts….. and I have no record of … Read more